Tropical Storm Matthew moved over Central America today, and it appeared unlikely that the cyclone would reach the Mobile area of the Gulf Coast, according to a meteorologist with the National Weather Service.

Between Thursday and today, some forecasts had been calling for the storm to make a 90-degree turn to the north and head practically straight for Mobile.

That all changed this afternoon.

At 4 p.m., the storm system was located about 40 miles west-northwest of the border of Nicaragua and Honduras with maximum sustained winds of 45 mph and torrential rains, according to the National Hurricane Center said.

Matthew likely won’t get to the Mobile area — if it enters the Gulf of Mexico — because a cold front moving into the area this weekend will keep it away, National Weather Service meteorologist Kirk Caceres said.

“Right now, it looks like it’s going to stall over the Yucatan Peninsula and not even enter the Gulf,” Caceres said.

The National Hurricane Center predicted that the storm likely would weaken as it moves westward over Honduras and dissipate in a few days.

Meanwhile, Tropical Storm Lisa hovered in the Atlantic about 370 miles northwest of the Cape Verde Islands on this afternoon, with maximum sustained winds of 60 mph.

The National Hurricane Center said Lisa would likely strengthen through today, but weaken to a tropical depression by Sunday evening.

And forecasters were expecting a tropical cyclone to form in the northwestern Caribbean Sea by the middle of next week.